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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jan 2020
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

"I remind the Secretary of State that just last month the Commission President said that she has serious concerns about this timetable. All experts in trade are concerned that an 11-month period simply does not necessarily give the time to get a good deal done, so why is he signing …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Sat 19 Oct 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) Acts

"Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I welcome the vote on the amendment, because it shows that a majority of Members have stood up for more democracy, not less. They have stood up for more scrutiny, not less. They have also voted to rule out a disastrous no …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Sat 19 Oct 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) Acts

"The former Prime Minister used to say that no deal was better than a bad deal. Does the right hon. and learned Gentleman share my concern that the current Prime Minister has just let it slip that this deal, heroically, manages to be both? It is a bad deal with …..."
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Written Question
Brexit: Statutory Instruments
Tuesday 8th October 2019

Asked by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the oral contribution of 27 June 2019, Official Report, column 795, how many Statutory Instruments will not have been enacted in the event that the UK exits the EU on 31 October; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by James Duddridge

The Government is confident that all the necessary legislation will be in force to ensure a functioning UK statute book on the 31 October.

To date, the Government has laid over 600 Brexit statutory instruments (SIs) to prepare the UK for leaving the EU in any scenario.

All Brexit-related SIs laid before the House can be found on legislation.gov.uk and GOV.UK. The SIs and their accompanying documents will indicate their procedure. Debates for affirmative SIs will be scheduled in the normal way and time will be found for debates once the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee have had time to consider the SIs.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Oct 2019
Withdrawal Agreement: Proposed Changes

"One reason why we need to see the legal texts is that there is every chance that this Government are planning to throw food and environmental standards under the bus for the sake of securing a dodgy trade deal with President Trump. Forgive us if we do not find the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Oct 2019
Irish Border: Customs Arrangements

"Does the Minister accept that any new infrastructure or surveillance at or near the border carries serious risks? The Northern Ireland journalist Dearbhail McDonald has said:

“It’s hard to explain to those who have not lived through a conflict that claimed more than 3,500 lives, in a region with a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Sep 2019
Compliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019

"It feels like we have entered into some kind of surreal world or parallel universe, a bit like Alice in Wonderland, where words mean whatever we want them to mean and the Minister is outdoing the Queen—I mean the Queen in Alice in Wonderland—who was thinking six impossible things before …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Apr 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill

"Thank you, Mr Speaker. I lend my support to this important Bill, which is a vital safety net to ensure that we do not crash out with no deal next week and that we have enough time to find a constructive way forward.

Many others have already spoken passionately about …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Apr 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill

"I will not give way because I have been told that I have only three minutes.

There are huge further concerns about a no deal, crossing everything from security to medicines, fissile materials and pharmaceuticals. We often hear from Conservative Members that, somehow, crashing out of the EU would make …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Apr 2019
EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)

"Will the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way?..."
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